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Top Ten Things Not to Do at the Completion of the Washington Monument in 1884
This week marks the 136th anniversary of the completion of the Washington Monument. The Washington Monument was started on July 4th, 1832, and because of money shortfalls and the Civil War wasn’t completed until December 6th, 1884. So it isn’t any wonder that we should go and see the last piece of the construction put […]
Views of the Neighborhood – Car Show and Holiday Bazaar
I indicated that The Producer and I would be donning our hazmat suits to attend the Views outing this week. There were several requests for a photo of that occurrence. The most sincere came from Luanne Castle, the talented poet. So here it is, and thanks to Luanne. There were also request’s for next week’s […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt “List”
Today is Stream of Consciousness Saturday. Linda hill used the e-mail system to transmit our prompt today. Here it is, “Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “list.” Make or talk about a list. Enjoy!” If you would like to join in, visit Linda’s blog and see how easy it is. Here […]
Friday JohnKu – AKA – TGIF
Yes, it is Friday. Pretty soon, the cares of the week will be history as we take a breath over the weekend. A few activities are going on in the neighborhood that I will be covering for the month’s balance on Views of the Neighborhood. For those who follow that feature, we usually have […]
Thursday – Little Personal – Holiday Help with Twiggy and Lucy
“Twiggy. Can you hear me?” “Yes. What’s going on in there.” “The tree is going up. You won’t want to miss that.” “So what’s in the boxes?” “”Don’t you remember from last year. Ornaments.” “And what’s that pile over there.” “I don’t think you are supposed to touch those.” “Yeah, well, Dad and Mom […]
Wednesday Story Day – AKA – Hump Day
It is Wednesday Story Day again, and last week, we were given new worries about Andre Terrian’s behavior towards Carolyn. The question is, will he sell out to Cortez or protect Carolyn? We still have no information about the kid in the back seat. We will have to wait until the car reaches France […]
Tuesday – Anything Possible -Kreative Kue #291 by Keith Channing
In Keith’s words. “Using this photo (below) as inspiration, write a short story, flash fiction, scene, poem; anything, really; even just a caption for the photograph. Either put it (or a link to it) in a comment or email it to me at keithchanning@gmail.com before 6pm next Sunday (if you aren’t sure what the time […]
Top Ten Things Not to Do at the First Folies Bergère Revue in 1886
This week marks the 134th anniversary of the first revue stages at the Folies Bergere theater in Paris in 1886. The show was quite a hit, and we certainly want to be there. Grab the list of the Top Ten things not to do so we don’t cause a time continuum tear. Hop in […]
Views of the Neighborhood – A Holiday Peek
Well, here we are gathering for another tour of the neighborhood. This week we are going to see how the holiday decorations are progressing as well as some community events. We are getting rain, and it is wonderful. So that y’all will be comfortable, I have arranged a tour that can be done without leaving […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt – “Opt”
It is Stream of Consciousness Saturday time again, and Linda Hill already left the prompt on the front porch. At first, I didn’t know what the envelop contained, so I soaked it in disinfectant. Here it is. “Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “opt.” Use it as a word or […]
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